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The final report presents the Commission’s analysis and assessment of progress towards these policy goals under the current policy, regulatory, funding and governance settings, and presents recommendations to improve upon these settings as a pathway forward to achieve a universal ECEC system.
Significantly, the Commission has recognised and responded to FDCA’s longstanding advocacy position around the inequitable Child Care Subsidy hourly fee cap for family day care and the need for a non-standard hours loading, alongside a number of other key positions.
FDCA engaged consistently with the Inquiry, providing submissions, appearing at the Commission’s Public Hearing and engaging with the Hon Dr Anne Aly, Minister for Early Childhood Education, and the Department of Education relating specifically to the Inquiry, its draft findings and recommendations
FDCA’s submissions reiterated several long-held advocacy positions, while also introducing a number of new concepts, effectively pulling together a broad strategic vision which, through innovation, and program, regulatory and funding reform, the capabilities of family day care could be leveraged to better support many key policy and political objectives of government, and ultimately, better support children and families across Australia.
A considerable number of recommendations have the potential to impact positively on family day care, depending on how the Government responds, and it should be noted that a number of distinct positions put forward by FDCA in our submissions have been reflected in the Final Report. In summary (please see full report for complete detail), these include, but are not limited to:
For more information, and to find out what’s next, click here for the bulletin sent to FDCA members.
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